Guest edge007 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 SMACKDOWN VS RAW If one, and only one, had to be on TV right now, which would you choose? (if only one could be on TV, which one would you prefer to be on) Also, is it worth getting cable that only shows RAW? In Australia, we don't get to see Smackdown anymore ( we might get it back soon however ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChick Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown, hands down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ray Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown.......easily. Raw only has ONE wrestler I really care about. (maybe two) SD has Angle, Benoit, Eddie, Brock, Rey, Noble, and soon, Ultimo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AM The Kid Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown for sure, except I like Storm, Jericho and Christian on Raw... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 I'll pick RAW since I haven't seen SD! in a long time. Smackdown has a better roster...but if I wanted to see wasted talent...well...I guess I'd watch SD! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lightning Flik Report post Posted June 9, 2003 SD as even when there is some damned crap on the TV (see Big Sloth) it's not THAT terrible. ...ok, it is, but not as the debacle called Raw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wildpegasus Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown Benoit, Angle, Ultimo, Rey, Hardy, Eddy, Tajiri, Lesnar, Noble, Spanky > WWE's writing/booking Raw has Booker, Trish and Jericho but they don't equal a better roster than Smackdown Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted June 9, 2003 PrideFC. Oh wait, sorry. Um, Smackdown... because of spoilers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest art_vandelay Report post Posted June 9, 2003 It's worth getting cable for Raw if you can't get anything else. If you absolutely have to see WWE wrestling, then it is worth it. Wait, actually it depends how much your cable costs and what else you're getting it for besides WWE. If you're getting it just for WWE alone, then maybe it isn't worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown. I like watching it before most everyone else. No annoying commercials. Takes only an hour and a half to watch. Plus, for the most part, its usually much better than RAW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted June 9, 2003 RAW. As much as I hate HHH, he's a far more compelling (I guess) character than Brock. And RAW has Jericho and Booker T who I mark huge for. I haven't actually sat down and watched Smackdown in ages. Don't know why. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Will Scarlet Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Probably Raw, since I usually tend to miss Smackdown most weeks. Of course, I'd rather have Velocity than either of those two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown everytime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Memphis Report post Posted June 9, 2003 RAW, without a doubt. Given, I cannot view Smackdown! where I live, however from what I see on this board and in Fatty McFat Fat's rants every week, Smackdown is full of so much utter crap that I'd just end up walking away should I be able to see it here anyway. RAW has the comedic value of Kevin Nash and supreme atmosphere created by Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, Christian and HBK. For me, that makes RAW more enjoyable. The wrestlers I care about, with the exception of Rey Rey, Angle & Benoit, are all on RAW. M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Muzz Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Also, is it worth getting cable that only shows RAW? In Australia, we don't get to see Smackdown anymore ( we might get it back soon however ) Well, if you needed some sort of wrestling, then yeah. NWA TNA is also on Fox and PPV, so that should tip the scales in favour of getting cable. God, I hope Smackdown does come back soon, they sure made a debacle out of that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown, no question. The only people I care about on Raw are Book, Jericho, Helms, Flair, and Christian. On SD, there's Benoit, Eddy, Chavo, Knoble, Brock, Team Angle, Rey, Mattitude, Shannon Moore, Cena, Rhyno, Kanyon, Kendrick, The FBI, and (if he sticks around) Doug Basham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown...c'mon man, like I would pick a show with a boring overbearing champion when I could have a show with Benoit/Angle/Mysterio/Eddy..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Raven_Effect01 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown...c'mon man, like I would pick a show with a boring overbearing champion when I could have a show with Benoit/Angle/Mysterio/Eddy..... Smackdown's become shitty lately... Benoit-Jobber To The Stars currently Angle-Got his return shit on when The Big Slow came out Mysterio-Well, at least he's been used properly as of last week when he won the Cruiserweight title instead of getting tossed around by The Big Slow Eddy-Not doing too bad, though he's stereotyped as a thief due to his Hispanic heritage, Tag Team Champions with Tajiri Ironically enough, the Mexican wrestlers have been used better lately than the American/Canadian wrestlers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vyce Report post Posted June 9, 2003 God. RAW. Because even though I may loathe HHH, I love Booker & Jericho. And I'm quite fond of Austin, Stevie Richards, Tommy Dreamer, RVD, Austin, Goldust, Rico and Flair. And I've even grown to enjoy Maven & Nowinski. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Adrian 3:16 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 I like Raw better right now. I know what you're thinking, "OMG but SmaCkdOwn has better WORkRatE! LOLZ!", but Raw has improved lately with Austin as GM and Jericho being on a roll lately. Smackdown meanwhile has been treading water since Heyman's demotion. There are actually more wrestlers I like on Smackdown, but they're generally badly misused. See Angle, Kurt as damsel in distress on his big return and Benoit, Chris as jobber to the (not) stars. And this Mr. America nonsense eats up way too much time, it started out relatively harmless and mildly funny but in true McMahon fashion it was completely run into the ground. Smackdown may produce the better matches, but not neccesarily the better television. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Austin3164life Report post Posted June 9, 2003 It's hard to say, but I'd rather watch Smackdown a little more. It's more exciting this past year. And I'd watch to see Cena develop, see Rey and Spanky in a Cruiser title match, (hopefully) see Angle rise to become the WWE's top guy, and perhaps even see Benoit get the push he deserves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Raw may be improving, but the matches are still better on SD than on Raw. Hell, the Brock/Taker vs. Stamboli/Palumbo/Show match was better than almost all of Raw's matches lately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Razor Roman Report post Posted June 9, 2003 RAW. SmackDown just doesn't fit into my life. I hardly watched it even when it first came out.... Plus RAW has Jericho, the only wrestler I even barely care about anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown. I want to see Torrie get severely injured though, and something horrible happen to Sable and Stephanie. I don't like hosses for the most part, but at least they are mostly sort-of wrestlers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheHulkster Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Right now, Raw. Raw's bad shows have been few and far between since Backlash, while beside this past week, SD has been pretty boring lately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kid Kablam Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Smackdown. A) Wrestlers I care about B) more matches that last long enough. Most of the raw matches fall under the category of filler, and exist simply to extend an angle I don't know why people think Raw has "gotten better" as of late. If you ask me, it's as unspectacular as ever, it just hasn't had anything too offensive like necrophelia recently. To me, that is hardly getting better, it's just becoming more mediocre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted June 9, 2003 I'd have to go with RAW. I never really get to watch Smackdown, and RAW has a lot of guys that I enjoy, despite their not being popular on these message forums. I.E. Randy Orton, 3MW & Scott Steiner. Smackdown has a lot of peeps that I like too, however, like I said before, I don't get to watch it that often. So, I kind of picked RAW by default. Besides, I don't dislike Triple H really... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ISportsFan Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Both are really bad shows recently (and RAW has not gotten much better, despite the opinions of the masses on this board), but I'd definitely go with Smackdown since the possibilities of wrestling matches being very good-excellent are much better than RAW's possibilities. So, SmackDown! Jason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Raw, all the way. Jericho, (sometimes) The Rock and (shut up) HHH ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The reasons I watch WWE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 RAW. As bad as this sounds, the storylines on SD suck ass. The storylines are better on RAW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
